May 08, 2015

SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle:

A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 6 comments

Dante Fowler Jr. may have blown up his knee during his first minicamp workout for the Jaguars.

posted by rcade at 03:55 PM on May 08, 2015

It's a torn ACL. Out for season.

posted by rcade at 05:42 PM on May 08, 2015

Various people are reporting that he doesn't have a signed contract but did sign an injury protection waiver that more or less forces Jacksonville to negotiate in good faith, but there's one tweet that confuses me a bit:

15 years ago Jags would have to consider letting Fowler re-enter draft next year due to recovery time & cost. Won't impact him now.
Is that because of the injury protection waiver, which is newer than 15 years old?

posted by Etrigan at 07:03 PM on May 08, 2015

Fowler is the first top-3 draft pick to lose his entire rookie season to injury since Ki-Jana Carter in 1995.

posted by rcade at 08:40 PM on May 08, 2015

Might be time to dig up the stadium to see what lies beneath.

posted by yerfatma at 10:08 PM on May 08, 2015

Can't do much digging there. Water table's too high.

posted by beaverboard at 01:31 AM on May 09, 2015

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